Gil Andersen

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Gil Andersen 1915

Gil Andersen (born September 27, 1879 in Horten , † July 26, 1935 in Logansport , Indiana ) was a Norwegian - American engineer , racing driver and automobile manager.

motor race

Anderson was born in Norway and immigrated to the USA, of which he later became a citizen. He took a job as an engineer at the Ideal Motor Company in Indianapolis , the manufacturer of the Stutz automobile (from 1913 Stutz Motor Car Company ). He won the title of (US) American champion in 1913 and 1915.

For the Stutz factory team , Andersen took part in the first six events of the Indianapolis 500 (1911-1916). In 1911 he was the only foreign participant. He achieved his best result in 1915 (third place); In 1912 he started from pole position and in 1916 from third place in the front row. Andersen was only able to finish the race twice (1911 and 1915). He was eliminated three times due to technical defects, once after an accident. In 1913 he led 18 laps, in 1915 he was in the front for 26.

Revere

After completing his work for Stutz, Gil Andersen founded his own automobile company, the Revere Motor Car Corporation in Logansport ( Indiana ), together with the engineer and racing driver Tom Mooney and the industrialist Adolph Monsen, who had previously manufactured automobiles under his own name. . Monsen was responsible for the engines, which were initially purchased from Duesenberg , and headed the company after a reorganization from 1923. Andersen was responsible for the chassis. The company produced sporty luxury vehicles until 1926. Gil Andersen died in Logansport in 1935.

Sometimes the spelling Gil Anderson is used for his name . This is not correct.

gallery

  • Gil Andersen auf Stutz passed a broken-down Fiat at the Vanderbilt Cup in 1912 (No. 29, Teddy Tetzlaff ).

  • Gil Andersen auf Stutz in 1912 in a race in Elgin, Illinois

  • Gil Andersen poses in his Stutz "White Squadron" racing car; before either the American Grand Prize or the Vanderbilt Cup in San Francisco (1915)

  • Gil Andersen auf Stutz (No. 28) before the start from the front row of the Indianapolis 500 from 1916. In the race he retired with a broken oil pipe.

literature

Web links

Commons : Gil Andersen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ oldracingcars.com: Gil Andersen.
  2. ↑ champcarstats.com: Gil Andersen.
  3. ↑ Kimes, Clark: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 , 1996, pp. 1286-1287 (Revere).
  4. ^ Daniel Strohl, Hemmings Classic Car, February 2006: Revere's Ride.
personal data
SURNAME Andersen, Gil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian-American racing car driver and co-founder of Revere Motor Car Corporation
DATE OF BIRTH September 27, 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH Hoard
DATE OF DEATH July 26, 1935
Place of death Logansport , Indiana